Just Write it Down
I don’t know about you but I’m reaching that age …
What I love about the SEND Minefield
The things I love about life in the SEND Minefield. Yes there are some positives.
What I hate about the SEND Minefield
The experiences that have left me sat seething with anger, crying in pain or shaking with frustration.
Me Time? How do you spend it?
When I need me time, I head to the beach. I’m a beach for all seasons type of girl
How do you use an Obsession?
Like most parents who have a child with ASD, I had read all the books I could find and each of them said “use their obsession” but no one explained what this meant.
Bullet Journal in the world of Special Needs
I wanted to share with you how I use the Bullet Journal method to keep on top of the Special Needs Minefield.
Choosing Myself and Saying No
Giving myself the chance to do things for me – without the usual guilt trip of not doing something for others – has meant I am thinking clearer; I am more able to make good decisions and I’m procrastinating less.
Lists, Bullet Journal and Autism
However, this week, we realised how much impact my love of lists has had on my son.
Our Family Agreement
As we sat down to dinner over the weekend, I asked “if there was one thing you could do once a month, just to make you happy, what would it be?”
Is this it forever Mum? Will I always be blind?
It has taken me a bit of time to be able to write this post as the pain of hearing those words was almost my un-doing. I’m seen as a strong woman who can handle anything that is thrown at me; and, to be honest, I like to perpetuate that myth – in the hope that it will one day be true.